Indicia title is "BOOTS AND SADDLES, No. 1116." Code number is BOOTS & S.O.S. #116-608. Copyright 1960 by California National Productions, Inc. Based on the "Boots and Saddles" TV series. On-sale date from Bestsellers Vol15 #8 October 1960.
Cover
The Winter Fight / 1 page
Feature
Boots and Saddles The Story of the Fifth Cavalry
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Captain Shank Adams (photo of Jack Pickard); Luke Cummings (photo of Michael Hinn)
Foreword/Afterword
The Winter Fight / Gunshy (1 page)
Synopsis
Previews of two stories in the issue.
Feature
Boots and Saddles The Story of the Fifth Cavalry
Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Capt. Shank Adams (photo of Jack Pickard)
Pencils
Al Micale
Inks
Al Micale
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Photo with two-panel previews of each story.
Comic Story
The Winter Fight (12 pages)
Synopsis
Riding to help an ambushed detail, Captain Adams falls for a clever Indian trick that leaves the fort almost defense-less against an all-out attack.
Feature
Boots and Saddles The Story of the Fifth Calvary
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Captain Shank Adams; Luke Cummings; Sargent Bullock
Pencils
Al Micale
Inks
Al Micale
Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Gunshy (10 pages)
Synopsis
An untried officer turns coward in an Apache attack, then finds courage to fight and redeem himself.
Feature
Boots and Saddles The Story of the Fifth Cavalry
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Captain Shank Adams
Pencils
Al Micale
Inks
Al Micale
Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The Perfect Soldier (10 pages)
Synopsis
A soldier spends much time studying Army tactics, then turns traitor to join the Apaches in an attack on the fort.
Feature
Boots and Saddles The Story of the Fifth Cavalry
Genre
Western-frontier
Characters
Captain Shank Adams; Sargent Bullock
Pencils
Al Micale
Inks
Al Micale
Notes
The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Winter at the Fort (1 page)
Synopsis
How Army posts prepared for severe winter weather.
Letters
typeset
Genre
Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Pencils
Al Micale
Inks
Al Micale
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Army Surveyors (1 page)
Synopsis
How Army-trained surveyors helped explore the western United States.
Genre
Non-fiction; Western-frontier
Pencils
Al Micale
Inks
Al Micale
Notes
Back cover. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
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